Hold your horses and let me explain first" is an example of...
idiom
personifcation
hyperbole
simile
Personification is...
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
A word representing a sound
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
An exaggeration
That soccer player is a rhino trampling over his opponents" is an example of...
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
idiom
Hyperbole is...
Giving human characteristics to something
A comparison using like or as
An exaggeration
A word representing a sound
His arms were long and loose, like an octopus' tentacles" is an example of...
personifcation
hyperbole
simile
idiom
She sat in the library as quiet and timid as a mouse" is an example of...
simile
alliteration
metaphor
personification
A metaphor is...
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
A word representing a sound
An exaggeration
A comparison saying that one thing is another thing
Alliteration is...
An exaggeration
Repeating the same consonant sound
A comparison using like or as
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
My mean neighbor is such a rat" is an example of...
idiom
simile
alliteration
metaphor
This quiz was harder than every test I've ever had put together" is an example of...
idiom
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
A big black bear burst out and bounded at me" is an example of...
alliteration
metaphor
simile
idiom
Peter promptly prepared the spicy peppers" is an example of...
hyperbole
simile
alliteration
onomatopoeia
The door opened with a creak" is an example of...
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
alliteration
idiom
Onomatopoeia is...
A word representing a sound
Repeating the same consonant sound
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
This is the worst day anyone has ever had" is an example of...
simile
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
Cows say moo and pigs say oink" is an example of...
simile
alliteration
onomatopoeia
metaphor
A simile is...
A comparison using like or as
A word representing a sound
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
Repeating the same consonant sound
The wind sang a song to the swaying trees" is an example of...
personification
idiom
metaphor
hyperbole
The ocean wave picked her up and slammed her onto the beach" is an example of...
alliteration
personification
metaphor
simile
He got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning" is an example of...
idiom
metaphor
simile
alliteration
I had to pay an arm and a leg for this stereo" is an example of...
personifcation
metaphor
idiom
simile
I was afraid my friend would spill the beans about our secret" is an example of...
hyperbole
idiom
personifcation
simile
An idiom is...
A word representing a sound
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
An exaggeration
The library after hours was as silent as the grave" is an example of...
idiom
simile
metaphor
personification
The doors to the castle swung open, inviting me in" is an example of...
personification
alliteration
simile
onomatopoeia